Certificate - Population Mental Health & Wellbeing

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Aurora, CO

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​The Certificate in Population Mental Health and Wellbeing will prepare you to respond to the challenges of preventing and treating mental health and substance use conditions, and to promote overall mental well-being at a population level. You will addresses the unique problems that face behavioral health (i.e. mental health and substance use), such as misinformation and the stigma that interferes with help-seeking behaviors, lack of behavioral health training in the workforce, and a failure to invest in mental health promotion and early intervention.

This certificate is designed for those seeking to build expertise in behavior health issues and for members of the behavioral health workforce looking for a population-based perspective. It will introduce you to innovative, population-minded approaches to behavioral health issues and you will receive training on the epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders, population-based prevention and treatment strategies, integrative care models, policy and advocacy efforts.

Identify and apply theories, concepts, and models from a range of social and behavioral disciplines used in public health research and practice

Describe the merits and limitations of social and behavioral science programs and policies for improving population health

Identify strategies for engaging stakeholders in planning, implementing, and evaluating public health programs and policies.

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Elective List

Course ID

Course Name

​Cred​its

CU Anschutz

Content-Focused Electives​

CBHS 6616

Intimate Partner Violence: Epidemiology, Theory & Prevention

​1

CBHS 6621

Maternal & Child Health

​3

CBHS 6629

Health & Human Rights

​3

CBHS 6634

Adolescent Health

​1

​EHOH 6622

​Introduction to Public Health Emergency Preparedness

​3

​EPID 6637

​Injury & Violence Epidemiology & Prevention

2​

​​​Methods-Focused Electives ​

​BIOS 6602

​Applied Biostatistics II

​3

​BIOS 6648

​Design & Conduct of Clinical Research

​3

​CBHS 6612

​Methods in Research & Evaluation

​3

​CBHS 6613

​Program Planning & Implementation

​3

​HSMP 6602

​Health Equity

​​3

​​Colorado State University ​

​​Content-Focused Electives ​ ​

​ANTP 5450

​Global Mental Health: Theory & Method

​3

​ANTP 5470

​Mind, Medicine, and Culture

​4

​HDFS 6120

​Adolescent Development

​3

​PSCY 6000

​Advanced Psychology: Health Psychology

​3

​​Methods-Focused Electives ​ ​

​HDFS 6080

​Program Design & Implementation

​3

​HDFS 6090

​Prevention Program Evaluation

​3

​​University of Northern Colorado ​ ​

​​Content-Focused Electives ​ ​

​GERO 6400

​Health Aspects of Aging

​3

​​Methods-Focused Electives ​ ​

​CHBH 6100

​Program Planning & Evaluation

​3

​CHBH 6150

​Methods in Public Health Research & Evaluation

​3

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​​​​*See the Elective List below for a full list of approved electives.​​​3

Additional Notes

Students who complete the Certificate in PMHW are not
guaranteed admission to the MPH program. Students who complete the
Certificate in PMHW and later apply to the MPH program are eligible to
submit their transcript of completed certificate coursework in lieu of
GRE scores.

A maximum of 21 credits taken in the certificate may be transferred
into the MPH program. Of these 21, no more than 9 credits may be from
coursework taken as a non-degree student.

Students interested in seeking an MPH concurrently or following
their certificate in Population Mental Health and Well-being can apply
no more than 9 credits toward both programs. ​